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David Cameron hails Andy Murray's 'truly great victory' after Scot wins US Open

 

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Tuesday 11 September 2012 11:05 BST
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Sir Alex Ferguson watches Andy Murray in the US Open final
Sir Alex Ferguson watches Andy Murray in the US Open final (GETTY IMAGES)

David Cameron has hailed Andy Murray's US Grand Slam win a “truly great victory” that continued the golden summer of sport.

The Prime Minister took to micro-blogging site Twitter to lead congratulations over the Scottish tennis player's historic win.

Murray became the first British man to take a tennis Grand Slam in 76 years after beating Novak Djokovic in a gruelling five-set final in New York early today.

Mr Cameron tweeted: "Delighted Andy Murray is continuing a golden summer of sport by winning the US Open. A truly great victory."

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